Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act

House Bill

H.R. 554

119th Congress

Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 16, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Hakeem S. Jeffries

Representative

Democratic

NY-8

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

This bill requires the VA to evaluate programs providing hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to ensure the most intensively used specialized care programs are maintained as centers of excellence. The VA must also assess its implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act, ensuring veterans receive quality care whether through VA facilities or community providers.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the VA to evaluate programs providing hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to ensure the most intensively used specialized care programs are maintained as centers of excellence. The VA must also assess its implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act, ensuring veterans receive quality care whether through VA facilities or community providers.

Last updated: 1/4/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Veteran's Choice Accountability Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to evaluate VA programs that furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to ensure that the most intensively used specialized care programs are maintained as centers of excellence. The bill also requires the VA to submit an evaluation of the VA's implementation of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires VA evaluation of specialized care programs
Mandates maintenance of centers of excellence
Assesses VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act implementation
Covers hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care
Ensures quality standards for veteran healthcare

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This accountability legislation ensures the VA maintains high-quality specialized care as it expands community care options. Centers of excellence provide expertise in complex conditions like spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury. The bill balances the push for community care choice with ensuring VA-specific expertise remains available for veterans with specialized needs.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Subjects

Congressional oversight

Health care quality

Health facilities and institutions

Hospital care

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Performance measurement

Veterans' medical care

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

554, 119th Congress (2025). "Veteran’s Choice Accountability Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-554